Mamak Mee Goreng

Mamak Mee Goreng – an Indian fried noodle dish served only in Malaysia and Singapore. Created as a cheap dish using local noodles, it has a distinctive Indian flavour.

Noodles are a popular food introduced by the Chinese to Malaysia and Singapore. Noodles including ‘beehoon’ (rice vermicelli), ‘kuay teow’ (soft, white and fettuccine-like noodles) and ‘mee’ (yellow egg noodles) provide a source of carbohydrate.The term ‘mamak’ is a derivative of the Tamil term for uncle.

In the early days it was usually an older Tamil man who fried the mee goreng. Traditionally this dish is made using fresh yellow egg noodles, green leafyvegetables,fried tofu, eggs and bean sprouts plus some left over proteins like chicken and squid from another curry.